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Hiromi is finally due to arrive in Seattle on Tuesday. It would probably be smart to get the small errands done that I have fallen behind on, but I've only made a small dent. I've got a rather long list. I have to pick Hiromi up at the airport, which Read More...

Yes, I know I'm a slacker and all that. I promise I'll be somewhat motivated to write more in the near future. I might even cover something more interesting than the frustrations of navigating the US immigration system, like food. I do have some good Read More...

No, Hiromi hasn't given birth (and, by the way, neither have I). But we're now on the cusp of 9 months since Hiromi and I had our minimalist courtroom wedding ceremony . As of last night, Hiromi tells me she got her passport back from the embassy with Read More...

Coming home from the gym tonight, I read an email on my cell phone announcing that my petition for Hiromi to come to the U.S. has finally been approved. It's a relief. It really only means that we've started round three of the waiting game, as the next Read More...

Briefly reunited for a couple of weeks during the Christmas and New Year's holiday, Hiromi and I spent most of our time in Vancouver quietly. Most of our previous trips to Vancouver had been rather quick and hurried, and we ended up choosing where to Read More...

Actually, I have been cooking, though mostly haphazardly and without particular care... I'm also less patient, and not generally willing to dig out the camera. I'd like to blame this ennui entirely on the US Customs and Immigration Service, though I'm Read More...

My little brother took off the entire semester to save up money so that he could come to Japan to attend the family wedding Hiromi and I had planned... then our plans became complicated . William was committed to making the trip, wedding or not, so I'm Read More...

Again I apologize for being so distracted of late... Since Hiromi left, I've been rather unmotivated to write anything. I have barely been keeping up reading blogs I'm subscribed to in Bloglines . I've just been working, cooking, eating, sleeping. Well, Read More...

Sorry for my absence the last couple of weeks. Did you miss me? I've been a bit distracted. Certificate of Marriage Hiromi and I have been quietly planning to marry in September in Japan... most of our friends and family have known about it for a while, Read More...